State and federal agencies have created the first map of underwater vegetation of the waters of North Carolina and parts of Virginia… Sam Walker (outerbanksvoice) [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, September 16, 2011;
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Aron Stubbins joined a research cruise this summer to study hydrothermal vents, but what his fellow scientists found was a recently erupted undersea volcano. The Axial Seamount is an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast and is on
Multibeam sonar, an echo sounding technology commonly used to map the seafloor, can also be used to map and detect gaseous seeps in the water column, according to scientists testing the technology on board NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer last week in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike other types of sonar, multi
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale has struck off Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands on Wednesday morning, according to… RTT News [mappress] Source: RTT News, September 15, 2011;
Nereus, a remotely operated vehicle, is set to travel to some of the deepest and coldest parts of the sea to find out exactly how aquatic… BY Michael J. Coren (fastcompany) [mappress] Source: fastcompany, September 15, 2011;
A Royal Navy ship has left Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth to continue its primary mission of deep water surveying… BBC [mappress] Source: BBC, September 14, 2011;
Wärtsilä is sponsoring the Offshore Energy Network Evening. This event is part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, 11 & 12 October 2011. At the first exhibition day, exhibitors can attend the Offshore Energy Network Evening and meet their fellow exhibitors. Offshore Energy is the leading int
Three Northeast Ohio institutions will receive new federal resources to develop offshore wind energy. (onlinetes) [mappress] Source: onlinetes, September 12, 2011
Ocean scientists on the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer observed two species of marine life they believe have never before been seen together at a hydrothermal vent— chemosynthetic shrimp and tubeworms. They also observed the first known live tubeworms ever seen at a hydrothermal vent in Atlantic waters.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.today announces financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter ended July 31, 2011. Recent Highlights *Revenue for the quarter was $1.9 million, compared to $1.4 million for the prior year, reflecting an increase in revenue from OPT’s project with the US Navy for m
Samsung Heavy Industries has successfully developed the industry’s first membrane-type cargo hold for LNG tankers. With this, the company has finally tackled the last unsolved development initiative for the Korean shipbuilding industry, which was the cargo hold manufacturing technology for LNG tanke
Top representatives of GDF Suez E&P Nederland, Chevron E&P Netherlands and NAM, the joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil, share their vision on the future of North Sea gas production during the Offshore Energy conference. The conference will take place on 11 and 12 October in Amsterdam and will run
Those commissioning maritime construction projects will soon be able to assure themselves that their jack-up operators are competent and safe. The International Jack-Up Barge Owners Association (IJUBOA) has published its Code of Practice and set up a scheme to recognise the competence of existing ba
Development of Shipping and Ports Facilities will play significant role in supporting growth of ocean energy industry The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in conjunction with the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) have published the first report on the future shipping and ports r
